1982 New England Patriots season

Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots November 2013 March 2026 New England Patriots 1982 5–4 7th AFC (Would have been 3rd in the AFC East) Ron Meyer Lew Erber Jim E. Mora Bucko Kilroy Billy Sullivan Schaefer Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Dolphins) 13–28 G John HannahCB Mike Haynes G John Hannah (2nd team) CB Mike Haynes (2nd team) Image:AFC-1982-1983-Uniform-NE.PNG Patriots seasons The 1982 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League and 23rd overall. They finished the National Football League's strike-shortened season with a record of five wins and four losses and finished seventh in the American Football Conference. Due to the format of the playoffs adopted for the season due to the strike, the Patriots qualified as the #7 seed and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual conference champion Miami Dolphins 28–13. After firing Ron Erhardt after a dismal 2–14 season in 1981, the Patriots hired Southern Methodist University head coach Ron Meyer to be their new coach. Meyer led the Patriots to the playoffs for the first time since 1978, where they won the division under Chuck Fairbanks but were defeated in their opening playoff game. One of the most notable games in NFL history occurred during the season, when the Patriots hosted the Dolphins in a game played in frozen conditions and under a blanket of snow at Schaefer Stadium. The Patriots won the game 3–0 doing so after a stadium worker used a snowplow to assist kicker John Smith in making the winning field goal. Offseason NFL draft 1982 NFL draft 1982 New England Patriots 1 1 Kenneth Sims Defensive end Texas yes 1 27 Lester Williams Nose tackle Miami (FL) from San Francisco yes 2 40 Robert Weathers Running back Arizona State from Green Bay via San Diego yes 2 41 Andre Tippett Linebacker Iowa from Washington via San Francisco yes yes yes 2 55 Darryl Haley Offensive tackle Utah from San Francisco yes 3 56 Cedric Jones Wide receiver Duke yes 3 60 Clayton Weishuhn Linebacker Angelo State from Seattle yes 4 85 George Crump Defensive end East Carolina yes 4 111 Brian Ingram Linebacker Tennessee yes 5 112 Fred Marion Safety Miami (FL) yes yes 6 141 Ricky Smith Cornerback Alabama State yes 7 168 Jeff Roberts Linebacker Tulane no 8 197 Ken Collins Linebacker Washington State no 9 224 Kelvin Murdock Wide receiver Troy State no 10 253 Brian Clark Placekicker Florida no 11 296 Steve Sandon Quarterback Northern Iowa no 12 308 Greg Taylor Running back Virginia yes Undrafted free agents + 1982 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBernie AdellRunning BackNotre DameBeau CoashTight endMiddlebury Personnel Staff / Coaches New England Patriots 1982 staff Front office President – Billy Sullivan Executive vice president – Chuck Sullivan General manager – Bucko Kilroy Assistant general manager – Patrick Sullivan Director of player development – Dick Steinberg Director of college scouting – Joe Mendes Director of pro scouting – Bill McPeak Head coaches Head coach – Ron Meyer Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Lew Erber Offensive backs – Cleve Bryant Receivers – Steve Endicott Offensive line – Bill Muir Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Mora Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Steve Sidwell Secondary – Steve Walters Special teams coaches Special teams/tight ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – LeBaron Caruthers Roster 1982 New England Patriots 12 Matt Cavanaugh 10 Tom Flick 14 Steve Grogan 33 Tony Collins American football 44 Larry Cowan y 39 Sam Cunningham 43 Vagas Ferguson 30 Mosi Tatupu 45 Greg Taylor American football y 34 Mark van Eeghen 24 Robert Weathers y 88 Morris Bradshaw 81 Preston Brown wide receiver 83 Cedric Jones wide receiver y 86 Stanley Morgan 82 Ken Toler 87 Lin Dawson 80 Don Hasselbeck 49 Brian Williams no y 58 Pete Brock American football C 75 Bob Cryder G 68 Darryl Haley y T 73 John Hannah American football G 76 Brian Holloway T 74 Shelby Jordan T 62 Dwight Wheeler C 61 Ron Wooten G 85 Julius Adams DE 91 George Crump American football y DE 70 Luther Henson y NT 98 Dennis Owens y NT 77 Kenneth Sims y DE 78 Ron Spears DE 72 Lester Williams American football y NT 55 Don Blackmon OLB 59 Tim Golden American football ILB 51 Brian Ingram y OLB 50 Larry McGrew OLB 57 Steve Nelson American football ILB 56 Andre Tippett y OLB 53 Clayton Weishuhn y ILB 54 John Zamberlin ILB 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 47 Paul Dombroski CB 40 Mike Haynes cornerback CB 38 Roland James SS 22 Keith Lee American football SS 31 Fred Marion y FS 25 Rick Sanford FS 27 Ricky Smith American football y CB 3 Rich Camarillo P 2 Dan Miller American football y K 7 Rex Robinson American football y K 1 John Smith placekicker K 65 Stevan Clark T IR 90 Ken Collins no y NT IR 32 Andy Johnson American football RB IR 19 Mike Kerrigan y QB IR 43 Vagas Ferguson RB IR 48 Terry Smith American football, born 1959 y S IR Regular season Schedule Week OriginalWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 1 September 12 at Baltimore Colts W 24–13 1–0 Memorial Stadium Recap2 2 September 19 New York Jets L 7–31 1–1 Schaefer Stadium Recap— 3 Seattle SeahawksCancelled due to players’ strike— 4 at Buffalo Bills— 5 Cincinnati Bengals— 6 at Miami Dolphins— 7 St. Louis Cardinals— 8 at New York Jets— 9 Baltimore Colts— 10 Buffalo Bills Postponed due to players’ strike3 11 November 21 at Cleveland Browns L 7–10 1–2Cleveland Stadium Recap4 12 November 28 Houston Oilers W 29–21 2–2 Schaefer Stadium Recap5 13 December 5 at Chicago Bears L 13–26 2–3 Soldier Field Recap6 14 December 12 Miami Dolphins W 3–0 3–3 Schaefer Stadium Recap7 15 December 19 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–0 4–3 Kingdome Recap8 16 December 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–37 4–4 Three Rivers Stadium Recap9 17 January 2 Buffalo Bills W 30–19 5–4 Schaefer Stadium RecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs 1982–83 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap AFC first round January 8, 1983 at Miami Dolphins (2) L 13–28 0–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap See also New England Patriots seasons References 30em New England Patriots Category:New England Patriots seasons New England Patriots Category:Sports competitions in Foxborough, Massachusetts Category:Long stubs with short prose